Check pad holder



Nov. 14,1939. E A, HAVELES 2.179.694

CHECK PAD HOLDER Filed March 16, 1938 INVENTOR. Evar ez Ajiavczes ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 14, 1939 g siren stars ram orrica 7 CHECK PAD HOLDER lEvangel A. Haveles, Los Angeles, Calif. Application March 16, 1938, Serial N0. 196,221

6 Claims. (01. 281-1) My invention relates to check pad holders, par- COnS'fiitute e principal parts and p t ons of my ticularly adapted for holding pads used for count- Check p o der.

er service such as restaurant check pads or the The counter Clamp member I s p vi ed w t like, although not necessarily limited to such a horizontal ledge portion M which sts up u service, and the objects of my invention are: the pper side'at the edge O the 0011111361 C and First, to provide a device of this class which shown best in Figs 1 d 3 f the drawin and may be easily fastened to a counter or table and extends Slightly past the Sides o t e pad holder is easily and readily removed therefrom when It is DYQVided with a downwardly te d ng desired; vertical portion lb which tapers at its opposite I 10 second, 170 provide a, holder 9f this class havsides as ShOWll best in Fig. 2 0f the drawing. It 1 3' ing novel and simple means in connection with is p ov ded on its front face with an inte l the holder and with a counter or table for readily Offset Portion thus Oviding a Slot at and quickly securing and releasing both the holdupper edge at Positioned Substantially er and the counter securing means relatively to trally on the from face Of this se p tion 1 the counter or the table; to is an integral extended loop member le in Third to provide a Simple check pad holder which is adapted to be tied a string for supportof this class which supports the check pad in mg pencil so that the pencil is always P position so that it is readily accessible to the accessible for'use on The lowerlside of.

user of the check pad and permits the removal the P w is turned backwardly at hic of one Check at a time easily; port on 1 is reinforced in its relation with the 20 Fourth, to provide a check pad holder of this E i Eb y of two mteg? a1 qfiset rein class that may be secured to a counter or table *orcmg portwns Hg shown best m Flgs 2 and.

. l 3 of the drawing. Mounted in this portion if without in an wa narrin the counter or table at the place fi f is g which is provided with a screw threaded hole L Eh, is the clamping screw 2, the one end of which 25 Flfth to provide 9 of thls Class is adapted to fit up against the lower side of means for securing a string or support for a r encn in flonnection therewith the counter C and clamp. This clamp screw is p S th m we a holder thi lwhi h provided with a head 2a to facilitate the turning 1X g nd economical of fiu of said screw for clamping'the member I in 15 Very p a position on the counter C. The pad holder mem- 30' easy to shift from place to place on the counter,

. ber is rovided i a down arl easy to replace pads therein, efficient in-its action a p W th W d y extendmg lip portion 3a at one end which is adapted to lit and which will not readily deteriorate or get out into the Slot id in the upper edge of the member of L lo and extend downwardly therein as shown best With these and other ObJeitSln View es wifll apby dash lines in i 2 of the drawing This De helelnaf my lnven consls S 0 P member'is also provided with upwardly extending tain novel features of construction, combinaflange 3 and 3 which are adapted to Cover tion, and arrangement of parts and. portions as a portion of the sides of the pad P when it is in will be hereinafte described in dfitall and position and prevent its slipping sidewise. The

40 ticularly set forth in the appended claims referopposite end of t member 3 is provided t 40 ence being had to the accompanying drawing and a depressed portion 3 which permits this Opp)- to the characters of reference thereon which Site end t fit down against th counter C as for a p Of this application Which! shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawing and com- Figure l s a p F VIEW my Check pensates for the height of the member Ia on the 5 D holder Shown pfls 0T1 a table 00111113- holder i. In this depressed portion is provided er shown fragmentarily; ig. 2 is front elevaa U-shaped in cross section spring clamp mem-' tional View there S w the p d in p s ber which fits in this depressed portion at one thereon; and F 3 s a Side evational View side at 4a and extends upwardly the height of thereof and showing the table or counter clamp the pad P at to and forms the end for the pad, screw fragmentarily. and is also provided with a backwardly extending 50 Similar characters of reference refer to similar spring portion 40 which fits tightly against the parts and portions throughout the several views upper side of the pad at its clamped end, shown of the drawing. best in Fig. 3 of the drawing. This clamp mem- The counter clamp member l, counter clamp her 4 is provided with a slot 4d in its upper side screw 2, pad holder 3, and pad holder clamp t into which a portion of the upper section of the 55 pad protrudes when the pad is forced into the spring clamp member 4, thus securing the pad rigidly in position.

The operation of my check pad holder is as follows: The counter clamp member I is clamped in position on the edge of the counter toward the waiter or operator and the screw member 2 tightened against the lower side, the member Ia resting on the upper side. This clamp member is secured in position in a convenient place for the operator. The slot at the upper edge of the member Ic receives the lip member 3a of the member 3 which fits therein and the bottom of the member 3 rests upon the member Ia and on the counter backwardly from the edge some distance, and the pad with the secured end is forced into the clamp member 4 between the portions 4a and 4c and against the portion 4b. Then the operator may write on the check or punch the same and tear it off at the edge of the portion and it is ready for another customer. The clamp member I may be shifted to various positions as desired and the member 3 may be readily removed from the member I for replacing the pads or for cleaning and both the members I and 3 may be readily removed from the counter for cleaning the counter when desired. The lug Ie provides means for supporting the string for a pencil.

' Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination, and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention, the construction, combination, and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

'1. In a check pad holder, the combination of a clamp member arranged to clamp over the edge of a counter provided with a horizontally positioned offset pocket portion with a slot in its upper side, a check pad holder provided with a lip adapted to fit'in said slot, said check pad holder provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad positioned at the opposite end of said holder from said lip member.

2. In a check pad holder, the combination of a clamp member arranged to clamp over the edge of a counter provided with a horizontally positioned offset pocket portion with a slot in its upper side, a check pad holder provided with a lip 1 adapted to fit in said slot, said check pad holder provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad positioned at the opposite end of said holder from said lip member, said check pad holder provided with upwardly extending side flanges.

3. In a check pad holder, the combination of a clamp member arranged to clamp over the edge of a counter provided with a horizontally positioned ofiset pocket portion with a slot in its upper side, a check pad holder provided with a lip adapted to fit in said slot, said check pad holder provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad positioned at the opposite end of said holder from said lip member, said check pad holder provided with upwardly extending side flanges, and a loop member in said first mentioned clamp member extending from the face thereof.

4. In a check pad holder, a counter clamp member made of thin metallic plate including a horizontally disposed flange arranged to rest on the upper edge of a counter, an integral vertically disposed portion provided with an integral offset pocket portion leaving a slot at its upper edge, and enclosed at its lower edge, an integral backwardly turned portion at its lower edge, and a screw mounted in said backwardly turned portion with one end adapted to rest against the lower side of the counter.

5. In a check pad holder, a counter clamp member made of thin metallic plate including a horizontally disposed flange arranged to rest on the upper edge of a counter, an integral vertically disposed portion provided with an integral ofiset pocket portion leaving a slot at its upper edge, and enclosed at its lower edge, an integral backwardly turned portion at its lower edge, a screw mounted in said backwardly turned portion with one end adapted to rest against the lower side of the counter, and a loop member on the face of said counter clamp member.

6. In a check pad holder, a counter clamp member made of thin metallic plate including a horizontally disposed flange arranged to rest on the upper edge of a counter, an integral vertically disposed portion provided with an integral offset pocket portion leaving a slot at the upper edge, and enclosed at its lowest edge, an integral backwardly turned portion at its lower edge, a screw mounted in said backwardly turned portion with one end adapted to rest against the lower side of the counter, and a check pad holder provided with a lip at one side adapted to fit in the slot in the pocket of said counter clamp member.

EVAN GEL A. HAVELES. 

